ECF Abbreviations 101

[imsewsure]

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General

ECF - E-Cigarette-Forum
Noob - Beginner
OP - Original Post(er)
Analog - Regular Cigarette
mod - Homemade device/Moderator.
Pull - The act of sucking on the mouthpiece to pull the vapor into your mouth
TH - Throat Hit (The tingling sensation in the back of your throat)
Vapor - the "smoke" emitted from an e-cigarette
Vape, Vaping - The use of an e-cigarette (similar to the term "smoking" when referring to an analog)
Topping off - Adding drops of e-liquid to your current cartridge.
Dripping - Vaping by adding a few drops of e-liquid directly on the atomizer instead of using a cartridge.
Dipping - Sticking the bridge of the atomizer in e-liquid.


E-Cigarette

E-cig or E-cigarette - Electronic Cigarette
PV - Personal Vaporizer
Atty - Atomizer
Cart - Cartridge
Bat - Battery
Filler - The fiber found inside your cartridge that holds your e-liquid
PCC - Personal Charging Case
SD - ScrewDriver
JS - Janty Stick
PT - Passthrough or passthrough battery
2-piece/Disposable - 2 part e-cigarette. The Battery and a "cartomizer".
Cartomizer - An atomizer built into the cartridge, marketed as disposable (you throw it away when the e-liquid is used up).
3-piece - 3 part e-cigarette. Battery, Atomizer, and Cartridge.
Cutoff - Refers to how long the battery will activate the atomizer before shutting down (safety measure to protect the atomizer).


E-Liquid

E-juice, e-liquid, juice - the liquid nicotine that you fill your cartridges with.
DIY - Do it yourself (homemade e-liquid mixture)
PG - Propylene Glycol
VG - Vegetable Glycerin(Glycerine = glycerin = vegetable glycerin(e) = glycerol)
PEG - Polylethylene Glycol


Suppliers

JC - Johnson Creek
PS - PureSmoker
TW - Totally Wicked
EST - E-smokeytreats
JS - JantyStick
SD - ScrewDriver
GG - The GG!


Miscellaneous

FDA - Food and Drug Administration
ECA - Electronic Cigarette Association
NRT - Nicotine Replacement Therapy (patch, gum)
PH - Public Health
BP - Big Pharmaceutical Companies
BT - Big Tobacco Companies
ALF - American Legacy Foundation
'Anti's - Anti-smoking people who do not acknowledge that vaping is a viable alternative to smoking analogs.
RYO - Roll your own (tobacco)
THR - tobacco harm reduction: the use of tobacco products that are safer than smoking; the removal of smoke from tobacco use. Examples: Snus, e-cigarettes. Ways to continue use of tobacco or nicotine without smoke, with a huge reduction in risk of 99% or more.


Universal Forum Lingo

AFAIK - As Far As I Know
BTW - By The Way
DOA - Dead On Arrival (didn't work from the moment I got it)
FWIW- For What It's Worth
FYI - For Your Information
IDK - I Don't Know
IIRC - If I Recall/Remember Correctly
IMO or IMHO - In My Opinion or In My Humble Opinion (some mean 'H' to be Honest)
IOW - In Other Words
JK or JJ - Just Kidding or Just Joking
OMG or OMFG - Oh My God and it's adult extension
PITA - Pain In The ...
PWN - Own or "dominate"
ROTFLOL - Rolling On The Floor Laughing Out Loud
ROTFLMFAO - ^ Adult Extension of above
SOL - (can't be helped or fixed)
(SP?) - Used when unsure of the spelling of the previous word
TIA - Thanks In Advance
TMI - Too Much Information (too personal)
TLDR - too long, didn't read
TOS - Terms Of Service ("the rules")
TROLL - A person that posts in a forum/thread with the sole intention of provoking an argument (can sometimes also imply a "spy")
TY - Thank You
WOOT - Exclamation, as in Hooray! (Sometimes: Want One Of Those)
WTF - Same As below
WTH - What/Where/Who The Hell
YMMV - Your Mileage May Vary (your experience may differ from mine)

 

[happily]

personal charging case

vg= vegetable GLYCERINE

 

[RsL]

Imsewsure,

Regarding your avatar. I'm assuming that's nothing more than a cup of Diet Coke, right?
LOL

 

[yvilla]

Glycerine = glycerin = vegetable glycerin(e) = glycerol. They are all the same thing.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glycerol

 

[TDM]

yvilla cant believe you forgot............

SD - Screwdriver

And also

JS- Janty Stick

 

[imsewsure]

Imsewsure,

Regarding your avatar. I'm assuming that's nothing more than a cup of Diet Coke, right?
LOL

Of coooourse...how did you guess??

 

[Azure]

If the list becomes comprehensive enough, I will most likely sticky it.

imsewsure: I hope you don't mind that I am editing the list as well. >_<

~Azure~

 

[imsewsure]

If the list becomes comprehensive enough, I will most likely sticky it.

imsewsure: I hope you don't mind that I am editing the list as well. >_<

~Azure~

No, I love the fact that you are able to edit it but it confused me (LOL). I'm searching the threads for other abbreviations to add.

 

[RsL]

2 piece: 2 parts to the e-cig. The Battery and another part containing both the Atomizer & Cartridge built in.

3 piece: 3 Parts to the e-cig. Battery, Atomizer, and Cartridge.

 

[imsewsure]

Not sure what the following abbreviations mean. I've seen TW before and think it may be a company?? I'm not at all sure what NG is but I found it where someone else was asking what it means so I can't even include the context where it was used.
TW
NG

 

[BiteMe]

No, I love the fact that you are able to edit it but it confused me (LOL). I'm searching the threads for other abbreviations to add.

How about... KB=Kissbox
or Bat=Battery

 

[RsL]

Ok, maybe not so much an abbreviation, but...

Cutoff: Refers to how long the battery will activate the atomizer before shutting down until the next inhale.

 

[menthollight]

The e-cigarette-forum wiki has a lot of abbreviations, and anyone can contribute to its growth...

Terms and Abbreviations - E-Cigarette Wiki

 

[TDM]

Can't think of anymore??

 

[imsewsure]

The e-cigarette-forum wiki has a lot of abbreviations, and anyone can contribute to its growth...

Terms and Abbreviations - E-Cigarette Wiki

Wow, that's great...I really did do a search on here before starting the thread.

 

[TDM]

Not sure what the following abbreviations mean. I've seen TW before and think it may be a company?? I'm not at all sure what NG is but I found it where someone else was asking what it means so I can't even include the context where it was used.
TW
NG

TW - Totally Wicked (juice)

 

[RsL]

Wow, that's great...I really did do a search on here before starting the thread.

Yes, nice info. But you didn't find it on your search because it's not on the e-cigarette-forum domain/website. If the mods decide to make a sticky out of your thread some of that info should be added here as well.

 

[harmony gardens]

PH = Public health
Anti's = anti smoking people who refuse to acknowledge that vaping is a safe alternative to smoking.

 

[menthollight]

Yes, nice info. But you didn't find it on your search because it's not on the e-cigarette-forum domain/website. If the mods decide to make a sticky out of your thread some of that info should be added here as well.

Hmm, I thought it was part of e-cigarette-forum. The link is on the e-cigarette-forum main page, and SmokeyJoe is listed as Moderator of the wiki.

In any event, if the wiki truly is part of e-cigarette-forum, and if forum messages truly age to a point that they can no longer be edited, then I think a sticky should point to the wiki entry, since all of the information can be found in one place (with easy updates), rather than needing to read through a bunch of messages in a thread.

 

[RsL]

Hmm, I thought it was part of e-cigarette-forum. The link is on the e-cigarette-forum main page, and SmokeyJoe is listed as Moderator of the wiki.

In any event, if the wiki truly is part of e-cigarette-forum, and if forum messages truly age to a point that they can no longer be edited, then I think a sticky should point to the wiki entry, since all of the information can be found in one place (with easy updates), rather than needing to read through a bunch of messages in a thread.

I stand corrected. The link you posted is listed on the main page of the forum, even though it is not part of the e-cigarette-forum domain. It says something about the 'early days' so perhaps the wiki page was a predecessor of the actual forum....